Following Judah's Lion

The Lord Shall Fight for You

Just how loud does something have to get before we can hear God’s voice in the matter? When Scripture gives many indications concerning a matter, but it does not address that matter directly, then at what point do events flush out the will of God? The Apostle Paul desired to see the brethren at Rome, but circumstances dictated other plans.

Rom.1:13 - Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,)

Everyday there are more rumors of eminent attacks in the Middle East. The world is teetering on the edge of economic collapse. Governments are being toppled in Arab nations, and Europe dangles over financial doom. And while all this transpires, America prepares for a coming election.

Much of the evangelical community has placed their trust and hope within the Republican Party as they listen to carnal men and women spew their radio and television tirades. And even though these broadcasters accumulate great wealth just because they talk, many believers continue to listen and even agree. And after groups like the Moral Majority and the Concerned Women of America and the like have passed off the scene, believers still hold out hope that God will turn the country we know as America via some shining knight in political armor.

The decades have passed and many believers are still believing in some political wave of spiritual repentance. And behold, the year of 2011 arrives. Of course the current president, although a seemingly nice family man, is blind to spiritual and moral issues. So once again the community of political believers must turn to the Republican Party. And in a colossal case of irony, God allows for a cast of characters that defies description and flies in the face of everything we know about God’s will.

There are Mormons, adulterers, bigots, womanizers, and an array of candidates who seem to have all the answers without Jesus Christ. Of course there are the tepid and perfunctory professions of faith, but the collection of men and women do not represent the Lord Jesus Christ. And still do believers imagine that American politics will be God’s tool to reach a nation? In this year of all years how can our ears not be scorched with the sound of divine correction concerning the vacuous nature of politics?

The sad fact is that if there was a solid, Bible believing follower of Jesus Christ in next year’s race millions of believers would still believe in a political solution for the spiritual condition of this or any nation. But it is a mirage, a thief that steals the power from Christ’s church and leads believers astray. And if we cannot hear the voice of God through His Scriptural revelations, how can we not hear the deafening sound that emanates from this election’s folly? Which God do you believe will approve of the millions, perhaps billions, of dollars that will be spent attempting to manipulate voters and lift up the accomplishments and false promises of man? To say it is unseemly is to praise it!

But I believe that this election in particular will witness millions of believers whose ears will burst open and incline to the voice of the Spirit. This election just may be a road to some kind of authentic spiritual awakening. This election is so caustic, so carnal, so tragic, and so utterly filled with the elevation of man, that I pray we will all get a fresh revelation of the King of All Kings!

Do not just watch and listen to the continuing folly of wealthy men and women who seek more power and who present this nation as some kind of divine talisman. But watch and listen to that voice, that holy and sacred voice, that calls unto His own. This year listen for the Shepherd as He beckons us all. The time grows short and the darkness grows deeper. Let the world run to and fro attempting to find some answer. Our command is, “Peace, be still.” But who will fight for us, and who will protect us? Will not the Egyptians overtake us all?

Ex.14:13-14 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.